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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the…

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2013 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 28, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3212-3214)
Apr 28, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3212-3213)
Apr 28, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3212-3213)
Apr 28, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 298.
Apr 28, 2014
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 2, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-280.
Dec 2, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
Oct 30, 2013
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Oct 30, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 30, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 3, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 31, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jan 15, 2013
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 2, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties during the Civil War) and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (NPS).

Requires such study, among other things, to analyze: (1) the effect of the Battlefield's designation as a unit of the NPS on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) the identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Battlefield is designated as an NPS unit.

Requires owners of private property adjacent to the Battlefield to be notified of the commencement and scope of this study.

What's happening now April 29, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 23, 2013
Roe, David
· Jan 23, 2013
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 15, 2013
Yarmuth, John
· Jan 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 298: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-298/
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"H.R. 298: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-298/.
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H.R. 298, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-298/.
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